Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
The University of Dayton hosted two hypersonics NATO working groups at the University of Dayton Research Institute (UDRI). More than 40 experts from seven NATO and partner countries joined together to continue their work to advance hypersonic technologies within NATO nations. Dr. Carson Running, assistant professor in the School of Engineering Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, was one of the attendees representing UD and the U.S.
Congratulations to Dr. Kim Bigelow for being awarded the 2023 University Award for Faculty Teaching.
Many student organizations have periods of hiatus over the years. But all it takes is one eager student to bring it back to life. The University of Dayton School of Engineering’s Society of Automotive Engineers — or the Baja team as they are known — is one of them. “SAE International’s Baja competition has been around since 1976,” said Jeremy Price, vice president of the student organization. “We have spoken to UD alumni who competed in the 90s and early 2000s, but Dayton has not competed in many years.”
Chemical and hardware manufacturers are seeking UD-industry research to examine whether drones are the answer to precision agriculture. "We've had a lot of additional interest in drone spraying since the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency started accepting and reviewing results from tractor spray drift experiments in our Low-Speed Wind Tunnel"
Engineering graduate students Scott Eardley, Sean Kapp and Megan McNelly are the winners of the AES Corporation Energy Innovation Challenge for their Project Oasis, an indoor farming system powered by solar energy and battery storage.
“We work with the Physical Therapy Department here to study how people walk, and move, and help improve the quality of their lives,” Bigelow told Spectrum News 1 inside her [Engineering Wellness Through Biomechanics] lab.
Mechanical engineering assistant professors, Bob Lowe and Tim Reissman, engineer 3D printing with soft elastomers to create prosthetic hands. The goal is to provide customized, affordable prosthetics to amputees in developing countries.
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — Megan Reissman, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at UD, helped manage the team of volunteers. "Typically the modifications are going to be re-setting the pedal or moving it to a button that's easy for the child to press," Reissman said.
Assistant Professor Sidaard Gunasekaran (Sid) designed and now teaches Introduction to Flight for sophomores pursuing a degree in aerospace engineering. Believing that engineering is the artful use of resources and scientific understanding to create value, he incorporates Entrepreneurially Minded Learning (EML) using KEEN methodologies. How does he do it?
Some people love sailing, others golf or running. Dr. Sidaard “Sid” Gunasekaran, has a passion for aerodynamics and the equations that are used to improve performance in not only flight, but all of these activities.
Dr. Tim Reissman wanted to give his students in MEE 434 a hands-on assignment that would challenge their engineering and innovation skills, so he developed the first University of Dayton Sumo Bot Competition. Senior mechanical engineering majors, Brandon Smith and Kyle Vanden Eynden, only lost one match during the Sumo Bot Competition! Congratulations, Brandon and Kyle!
"Sustainability goes hand-in-hand with value creation," said Dr. Jun-Ki Choi, mechanical engineering assistant professor in KEEN's KEEN'zine magazine.
Why do we still drive gasoline cars: A 90-second lecture by Dr. Andrew Murray.